When is an antioxidant not an antioxidant? This curious question was explored in a scientific poster that Dr. Block presented at the 10th International Conference of the Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO), held October 20-22 of this year. The answer to the question was suggested in the title of the poster, “Antioxidants as pro-oxidants in … Continued
What cancer-related uses of fish oil have the best scientific evidence behind them? Dr. Block presented on this topic at the 10th International Society for Integrative Oncology in Vancouver, British Columbia on Sunday, October 20. Laboratory studies of fish oil show that it has many effects on cancer, from modifying blood viscosity to modulating treatment … Continued
By Dr. Keith Block Evidence-based medicine is an important precept throughout healthcare today. Evidence-based medicine relies on the best scientific evidence available at any particular time to help clinicians make decision in caring for patients, although it should never replace clinical judgment. In using evidence-based medicine, we look at randomized trials, laboratory results and systematic … Continued
EVANSTON, IL – A 12-year study conducted by the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment has shown a doubling of life expectancy for a group of 90 metastatic breast cancer patients. The results were published in the July/August issue of The Breast Journal. The women, diagnosed before 1998, participated in a comprehensive clinical program that … Continued
As if we need another reason to stay away from sugar, an interesting one was recently provided by a team from California that includes Robert Lustig, a professor of clinical pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. Because this study concerns sugar and diabetes, it has an important message for cancer patients: type 2 … Continued
In the last in our series on the “terrain,” we’ll take a look at Blood Circulation. When you are healthy, your blood is neither too thin nor too thick. If it becomes too viscous, it is in a state of hypercoagulation. This can happen when you have cancer: tumors cause clot-forming platelets to become overactive, … Continued
Tumors are gluttons for glucose. They consume this blood sugar at a rate ten to fifty times higher than normal tissues. PET scans, which detect glucose consumption, have shown that the higher the rate of glucose accumulation in cancer cells, the more aggressive the tumor – that is, the more invasive and likely to metastasize … Continued
Evidence of the ability of inflammation to both initiate and fuel cancer has been accumulating since at least the 1980s. In fact, any chronic inflammatory disease – such as arthritis, bronchitis, fasciitis, colitis, and asthma – can increase the risk of cancer. For example, according to a 2000 study, approximately one in every ten patients with … Continued
Makes about 2 dozen small squares 2 cups medjool dates, pits removed 2 cups raw walnut pieces ¾ cup cocoa powder Pinch sea salt, finely ground 1. Place walnuts in a food processor along with pitted dates, cocoa powder, and salt. Process until a moist, crumb-like dough has formed. Spread into an 8×8 … Continued
Recipe Adapted from Cancer Survivors Guide, p. 190 Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 bag (16 ounces) frozen stir-fry vegetables OR mixture of frozen (broccoli, bell peppers, cauliflower, etc.) 1 ½ cups cooked or canned beans (your favorite kind), rinsed and drained Or other 1 pkg. of protein alternative: seitan, … Continued